O.W.L.L.’s Fall 2024 Semester Courses

Sponsored by the COA and FCOA

Exciting September - December OWLL Learning Opportunities

OWLL offers low-cost, not-to-be-missed courses for Older, Wiser, Lifelong Learners.

THE OWLL FALL RECEPTION

Please join us at the OWLL fall reception on September 12 from 3:00 to 4:00 in person at the Community Center. Instructors will preview their courses.

Registration begins August 21 for residents ($25 per course) and August 28 for nonresidents ($50 per course) at 781-698-4840 or online at LexRecMa.com. For more information, call Human Services at 781-698-4840.

Register at LexRecMa.com or by phoning 781-698-4840.

The Killing Fields of Africa

(ON ZOOM)

Instructor: Robert Rotberg
Five Tuesdays, Sept 17, 24, October 1, 8, 15, 11:00–12:30, ON ZOOM
Robert Rotberg, OWLL Instructor
Africa is alive with intrastate conflict: there are devastating wars in Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Central African Republic.  This course will examine each of those wars, and others as they occur.

The Colors of the Cosmos

(ON ZOOM)

Instructor: Bruce Ward

3 Thursdays, Sept 19, Oct 10, 17, 10:00–11:30, IN PERSON

Friends of the COA, OWLL, Bruce Ward
Most powerful telescopes do not “see” in color, so scientists use filters and software processing tools to create beautiful color images of solar system and deep space objects. In this course students will learn to process their own images from space, using many of the tools used by NASA.

“If you should dip your hand in”: The Poetry of Elizabeth Bishop

(on zoom)

Instructor: Tom Daley

Four Fridays, Oct 4, 11, 18, 25, 10:00–noon, ON ZOOM

Tom Daley
In Elizabeth Bishop’s poetry, acuteness of perception combines with quietly deft craft to both satisfy and unsettle the lyrical imagination. She is one of the most respected American poets of the latter half of the 20th century. To study her carefully is to access a remarkable grace and wit.

This Year’s Key U.S. Supreme Court Cases

ON ZOOM; the last class (Feb.13) will be held in person at the Community Center and will include refreshments.

Instructor: Doug Wilkins

Four Wednesdays, Oct 9, 16, 23, Nov 6, 10:00 - noon, ON ZOOM

Doug Wilkins, OWLL instructor, Friends of the Lexington COA
This year, the U.S. Supreme Court will likely issue major decisions concerning free speech, gun rights, executive agency power, elections and abortion medications. This course will evaluate the decisions as to whether the justices honestly tried to determine what the constitution, precedent, and facts require—or whether the decisions just reflect the majority's policy preferences or partisanship.

The Russians Are Coming!

(IN PERSON)

Instructor: Dotty Burstein

Four Thursdays, Nov 7, 14, 21, Dec 5, 10:00–noon, IN PERSON

Dotty Burstein, OWLL instructor, Friends of the Lexington COA
The Russians Are Coming! is an exploration of the lives and music of four of the most prominent composers of the 20th century—Sergei Rachmaninoff, Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, and Dmitri Shostakovich.

Othello

(IN PERSON)

Instructor: Elizabeth Kenney

Five Wednesdays, Nov 6, 13, 20, 27, Dec 4, 10:00–noon, IN PERSON

Elizabeth Kenney, OWLL Instructor
Shakespeare’s Othello invites discussion about race, gender, and love, but in many ways its engagement with the nature of seemingly gratuitous and inexplicable human evil informs the timelessness of the play. Students are asked to buy the Folger edition of Othello and to bring it to each class.

Fall 2024 registration for OWLL courses!

Older Wiser Lifelong Learners (OWLL) courses are now sponsored by the COA and FOCA.

Registration for Fall 2024 OWLL courses will be announced when the new courses are announced.

Registration begins August 21 for residents ($25 per course) and August 28 for nonresidents ($50 per course) at 781-698-4840 or online at LexRecMa.com. For more information, call Human Services at 781-698-4840.